LPGA Picks: JM Eagle LA Championship Golf Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
Los Angeles is the place to be this weekend if you love women’s golf. Weeks after the LA Open wrapped up, the LPGA is back at it again with the JM Eagle LA Championship. There should be plenty of excitement this week with a loaded field that includes 25 of the world’s top 30 women’s golfers. The JM Eagle LA Championship is one of the newer additions of the LPGA Tour, with this being only the second time this event has been played. Last year, it was contested at the Palos Verdes Golf Club and was pseudo-combined with the LA Open. This year, however, the JM Eagle LA Championship has undergone a course change moving to The Wilshire Country Club. With the odds of all the top players close to each other. Expect this weekend to be a tight race.
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A Look at the Field
Here is a look at the Top 10 and ties with the lowest golf odds to win it all at online sportsbooks.
Nelly Korda +900 – Jin Young Ko +900 – Lilia Vu +1000 – Atthaya Thitkul +1000
Georgia Hall +1400 – Hyo Joo Kim +1600 – Celine Boutier +2000 – Danielle Kang +2200
Brooke M. Henderson +2200 – Nasa Hataoka +2500
Those Who Can Win or Secure Winning Golf Bets
The big question is if America’s Lilia Vu can continue her momentum fresh off a victory at the Chevron Championship. Or will favorite Nelly Korda make the most of Lydia Ko’s absence and go one better than she did last week? Defending champion Marina Alex will also be eager to compete as she seeks to keep the JM Eagle LA Championship trophy from changing hands.
Is there a more in-form golfer in 2023 than Jin Young Ko? The case can be made that she has one of the hottest clubs this year considering her finishes. To date, the South Korean has finished in the top 10 in all but one event that she has competed in. Even her outside top 10 finish was a respectable T25 finish. Add in the fact that she won the HSBC Women’s World Championship in March, arguably the biggest event this season, and Jin Young Ko looks like a solid play this weekend.
Another solid play for this weekend is Atthaya Thitikul. The Thai youngster has been striking the ball great all season long. She has recorded four top 10 finishes in five events that she has competed in. Yet to win an event this year, she also has two top-five finishes, including last week at the Chevron Championship. With the consistency she has displayed this season, it is hard to imagine that she crumbles this week. Back the 20-year-old for a nice payout.
Heading to Los Angeles with the most momentum, keep eyes on Lilia Vu to win this weekend. No player has more victories than Vu on the 2023 LPGA Tour. Collecting titles at the Honda LPGA Thailand, as well as last week’s Chevron Championship, Vu is in top form. Her ball striking and putter keeps her in contention in every event. She also played the Los Angeles conditions well earlier this month, recording a T11 finish at the LA Open. With the way she is playing, it will take a player like Jin Young Ko to deny her a third title in 2023.
Golf Picks: Who to Consider This Week:
Players to win: Jin Young Ko +900, Lilia Vu +1000
Top 5: Atthaya Thitikul +230
Top 10: Nelly Korda +100
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